Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Santa on Yupo

He's wishing you all a very merry paint-filled Christmas full of the joy of painting! It is 22x15 on medium weight Yupo (synthetic paper) and one of the ones for our Santa show we had at the Heritage a few years back.

Three's Company

Kay Smith

About Kay Smith

Professional artist Kay Smith, based out of Big Spring, Texas, has been painting, teaching, and exhibiting for over 30 years.
She is a member of six area wide associations and is a signature member of Southwestern WC Society, Texas Watercolor Society, Wyoming Watercolor Society, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, and Society of Watercolor Artists. In 2012, signature was awarded with prestigious Western Federation of Watercolor Societies. Her work is included in Color Mixing: The 12 Hue Method, by Christopher Willard, Rockport Publishers and Splash 7,(2002)and Splash 14 (2013) North Light Books. Her work is in two International Artist books, "100 Ways to Paint Still Life & Florals" Vol. 2; "100 Ways to Paint People & Figures" Vol. 2. Her work is in Art Business News, March 2005; Christine Unwin's "The Artistic Touch 4", 2010, and volume 5 in 2012.
She has licensing agreements with Courage Cards,JMS Art Licensing, as well as CheckAdvantage for printed personal checks.
After childhood oil lessons she painted in pastel and colored pencil. Trying watercolor was an exhilarating endeavor in 1993 with her first Ken Hosmer workshop. With this ever changing medium she found her niche. Largely self taught, she keeps abreast of changing trends in color, design, and subject matter by taking or giving watercolor workshops.
Visit Kay Smith Brushworks blog.

Mardi Gras Cowgirl

Linda Rupard

About Linda Rupard

My philosophy of art is being free to painting what I want to see--color, shape or form. Making art is a wonderful life. Recording travels and enjoying visits to galleries and antique shops help me to have new ideas to paint and share the joys of life with others.

When I am Old I will wear Purple

Carole Berry

About Carole Berry

Carole Berry is a versatile and active professional artist who for the last 40 years combined calligraphy, sign art, advertising and murals with fine art. She grew up in Ohio and attended Columbus College of Art and Design majoring in Fashion and Advertising. In addition to her college training she has studied under Ed Gordon (oil) and Alix Anderson (acrylic) and has taken workshops from Tony Couch (watercolor), Sammuel Morgan Price (oil), Bruce Peil (oil), Ann Templeton (oil), Bobbie Kilpatrick (oil), George James (watercolor on yupo paper) and Carla O'Connor (gouache). Carole has traveled throughout the USA painting the changing scenery and flowers. She has entered competitions and has won many awards. She earned her TWS signature membership in 2005 with the Texas Watercolor Society. Her paintings are in many private collections all over the country and in several corporate collections. The paintings range from miniatures to murals and reflect interesting areas of residence as well as her travels. Carole's present productions include oil paintings, watercolor and mixed media.

Mysteries Of The Deep

Leada Wood Copyright 2010

Leada Wood

About Leada Wood

Leada Wood is an imaginative watermedia artist, who is driven by an incredible passion for self expression through her art. Her works are often noted for their unique style, whimsical subject matter and rich color. Leada has developed an innovative style that blends realism with abstract expressionism. Her use of vibrant colors and rich layered textures gives her work a distinctive appearance. Leada is accomplished in using traditional methods as well as modern techniques. She has studied with many master painters and considers learning a life long pursuit. An award winning artist and a juried member of the Artist of Texas and Contemporary Fine Art International. Leada's artwork is in private collections throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.

Tea Time

Sue Bagwell

About Sue Bagwell

Art is a silent language. For me, a successful painting is one that “reads” from across the room and then pulls you to it. It should hold your interest at a distance and more intimately close up. A painting should not only communicate, but should have something important to say.

I like to experiment with objects viewed from a different angle, different color combinations, different mediums and surfaces. Sometimes I work fast…getting that initial “gut” feeling. Sometimes I work slowly with underlying subliminal messages. I feel I freed myself to truly paint when I quit trying to please other people and painted just for myself.

Roses

Estelle Howard

About Estelle Howard

I am Estelle Howard and my love of color has been my inspiration to endeavor to create beauty with my art. As a student in school, my favorite subject was Art History and the time for drawing and painting with crayons. Later in life, my neighbor introduced me to oil painting. It was a jump start on this wonderful journey of painting. I joined an art book club to continue learning how other artists work. I also enrolled in college courses and took some workshops with some well known artists. I was introduced to watercolor and was fascinated by its luminosity and its glowing quality. Watercolor is a challenge as it has a way of its own and keeps me trying to improve on every painting. Life as an artist has been a fascinating journey and hopefully others can see the vision that I try to portray. I seek the beauty of God's creation and thank Him daily for the sight to see His glorious wonders. My thanks to you for viewing my paintings.